As the largest coronary artery, the left anterior descending artery supplies a lot of blood to the left side of your heart. This artery is at risk for plaque buildup (atherosclerosis) and coronary artery disease. You may need angioplasty and stenting to open …

2019年8月28日 · But when the LAD isn’t involved, blockage in one or even two of the other coronary arteries usually is treated with balloon angioplasty to widen the artery and placement of a mesh tube called a stent to hold it open.

2023年10月26日 · A widowmaker heart attack occurs when a blood clot or cholesterol plaque completely blocks the LAD artery, which supplies oxygen-rich blood to the front of the heart.

Stenosis of the proximal left anterior descending artery is regarded with considerable anxiety by patients, physicians, and surgeons alike.

2023年5月9日 · Stents help to restore blood flow by providing support to the artery walls and preventing them from collapsing or narrowing again after angioplasty, a procedure used to open blocked arteries. The process of stenting the widowmaker artery, or …

2015年2月11日 · If the LAD disease is determined to be significant then a stent is often used to relieve the blockage. Sometimes bypass surgery is advised, and usually a vessel called the LIMA (left internal mammary artery) is used as the bypass vessel …

Minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass (MIDCAB) surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are both well-established minimally invasive revascularization strategies in patients with proximal left anterior descending (LAD) lesions.

2025年1月29日 · Prevent LAD Stenosis With The Right Strategy! The Left Anterior Descending (LAD) artery, also known as the anterior interventricular artery (AIV), is one of the heart’s major blood vessels. As a branch of the left coronary artery, the LAD runs down the front of the heart.

2017年3月22日 · Future studies should compare longer-term clinical outcomes between proximal LAD PCI with DES and minimally invasive left internal mammary artery to LAD. Clinical Topics: Acute Coronary Syndromes, Invasive Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention, Interventions and …

Background: Stent implantation represents the standard of care in coronary intervention. While a short stent implanted on a focal lesion located on the left anterior descending artery (LAD) seems a reasonable alternative to an internal mammary implant, the same for long stents is still debated.